The annual four day festival celebrating and promoting craft beer brewed in the UK and overseas kicked off today at Kirkstall Abbey.
Do you love beer? Do you love food? Do you love music? If the answer to any of those three questions is yes, then we urge you to keep on reading.
The Leeds International Beer Festival is back for it's 10th Anniversary year and it's set to be the best one yet.
Kicking off today, 8 September and going on until Sunday 11 September 2022, the festival have taken over the beautiful Kirkstall Abbey for what promises to be a boozy celebration of everyone's favourite golden nectar.
Expect an absolutely ginormous selection of beer for you to sample, from local breweries which we all know and love to international beers far and wide, there's a tipple for everyone to enjoy at this year's festival.
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There's so many different beers on offer that even if you set up camp at the site and tried all of them on a 24-hour basis, you still would not be able to taste them all (but you could give it your best shot).
And it doesn't just stop there, there's also an epic array of street food vendors serving up delicious goodness to soak up some of those pints.
Leeds favourites Bundobust will be there dishing out their vegetarian Indian delights as well as Little Bao Boy who will be (you guessed it) serving up enough bao buns to sink a small ship.
Image: Little Bao Boy
Live bands will be lighting up the tipis and providing the entertainment for the weekend so you can rock out into the night with a bao bun in one hand and a beer in the other.
The festival is open all weekend and entry is operated via two different sessions, from 12-5pm and 6-11pm. All tickets cost £15 other than the Sunday session where you can grab yourself a bargain for just a fiver.
To find out more and to get your ticket to the Leeds International Beer Festival, take a look at their website.
A much-loved independent restaurant in Leeds has announced it will be closing its doors.
Kuala Lumpur Cafe opened its doors in Headingley in 2019 by Bart and Hirman, who wanted to bring authentic Malaysian cooking to the city of Leeds.
Throughout the years, they'd built up a reputation for their beautiful curries and vibrant street food dishes, all of which were made using Hirman's family recipes.
So much so, that in 2024 they opened a kitchen inside White Cloth Hall in the city centre when the Grade II listed food hall first opened.
Their kitchen sadly closed a year later, but their Headingley restaurant remained open serving the students and locals with their famous beef rendang, nasi lemak and more.
Sadly, Kuala Lumpur Cafe have taken to social media to announce that they will be closing their doors for good as of this Saturday 17 October.
Their statement reads: "Thank you to all our customers and team that made Kuala Lumpur Cafe possible across the last few years. After a long consideration, we have decided that our last trading day will be Saturday 17 October.
"If you have a booking after this date, we'll be calling you over the next few days to try to move it to an earlier date before we close.
"It's been our pleasure to serve Malaysian food to the community. Best regards, KL Cafe."
Of course, in true Leeds fashion, local businesses and customers flocked to the comments to express their sadness and show their support.
One comment reads: "Such a shame. This was genuinely the best Malay food I had outside of Malaysia. Will be missed greatly", whilst another thanks the cafe for "all the delicious food over the years".
If you want to visit Kuala Lumpur Cafe one last time, then you have until this Saturday to do so. Go and wish them a proper farewell.
A Miami-inspired deli serving Cuban sandwiches, stacked subs and cigars has opened in a Leeds suburb
Clementine Hall
After making a name for itself over in Leeds city centre, Alfonso's Deli 2.0 has touched down in Horsforth.
Famed for it’s toasted Cuban sandwiches, stacked subs and loaded breakfast bagels - Alfonso's Deli in Leeds' beautiful Grand Arcade serve up some of the best sandwiches in the city.
They've built up such a good reputation in fact, that they have now opened a second deli in the up-and-coming suburb of Horsforth.
Located in a prime location on New Side Road, this deli has a slightly different look to their original space, complete with a beautiful red awning and stuffed to the brim with American memorabilia.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Here you can find fresh Cuban coffee which goes wonderfully with their authentic toasted Cubano sandwiches, perfectly crafted with their house-made bread which are then pressed made-to-order.
New for Horsforth, they're now serving New York deli sandwiches on brand-new house schiacciata bread.
And the bread is as fresh as it gets, made in their own bakery downstairs alongside a selection of New York deli bakes.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Stuffed with toppings such as smoked deli meats, cold cuts, fresh cheese and whatever else you fancy.
Oh and it doesn't stop there, you can also buy a cigar if you fancy it alongside a selection of merch, hot sauces and provisions like tinned fish.
So whether you're stopping by on your way to work for a morning coffee or treating yourself to a stellar sandwich for your lunch, Alfonso's Deli is here to whisk you away to Miami for the afternoon.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
They're officially opening their doors to the public this Thursday 15 October, and we just know it's going to go down and absolute storm.
Make sure to pop down and give them a big warm welcome to the neighbourhood.
Clementine Hall -
8th September 2022 
